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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Larry Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Timothy J. Potter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert F. Novak, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John Wayne Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeff A. Wallace, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Gerald J. Heath, Allen Park, MI (US);
Evangelos P. Skoures, Detroit, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A door assist system for a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises an actuator configured to control a position of the door about a hinge assembly. An interference sensor forms a portion of a door opening seal and is configured to detect an obstruction in a plurality of detection regions. The system further comprises a controller configured to control the actuator in response to a detection signal from the interference sensor.